Borovets Getting there & around

Getting there & away

There’s not (yet) direct public transport between Sofia and Borovets, but that will probably change with the Sofia–Borovets road’s completion. For now, take a bus from Sofia to Samokov (4 lv, one hour) and then a minibus to Borovets (1.20 lv, 20 minutes). Minibuses from Samokov leave every 30 to 45 minutes between 7am and 7pm. Borovets has no bus station; minibuses from Samokov stop outside Borovets’ Hotel Samokov.

Alternatively, if you’re coming on a long-haul bus passing by Borovets, such as the Blagoevgrad–Plovdiv service, the driver may leave you on the side of the road; from here, it’s a 1km uphill walk into town.

Taxisare a good option for out-of-town travel; note, however, that taxi rides within Borovets itself during ski season start at a staggering 10 lv (for out-of-town journeys, normal rates always apply).

Borovets has several taxi companies; a good bet is Boro Taxi (0888707785), led by the affable Slaveyko Spasov, who speaks English, German and Russian, and who bears an uncanny resemblance to American comic actor Leslie Nielsen. Examples of his base fares from Borovets include: Samokov (10 lv); Malîovitsa (30 lv); Dupnitsa (50 lv); Sofia (70 lv); Septembri (50 lv); and Plovdiv (100 lv). An international trip west to the first town in Macedonia (Kriva Palanka) also costs 100 lv – worth mentioning, since travelling this relatively short distance via public transportation would require at least four different buses and most of a day.